The_Book_Of_Job;_How_Is_It_Relevant_Today_

The Book Of Job; How Is It Relevant Today' Why do bad things happen to good people' Why do good things happen to bad people' These two questions have bewildered mankind throughout the centuries. Philosophers, theologians, and religious leaders have developed many hypotheses. Some of these hypotheses support each other while others conflict. It is for this reason that we must conclude that there is not one answer, but rather a number of reasons. One source of theory is The Bible. There are many stories in the Bible that try to rationalize human suffering, but the most fascinating story is the Book of Job. It was written around sixth century B.C.E. and still has relevance today because the majority of society attempts to find reasoning for seemingly unreasonable instances of human suffering. The Book Of Job questions the challenges that people face by telling the story of a righteous and respectful man named Job. He suffers both emotional and physical suffering for no apparent reasons. He has three friends that come to him and try to help him understand the reasons for his sufferings. Only God can offer the answers to Job’s questioning of his losses and physical pains. Humans have always known suffering and anguish, and humans have job, god, book, things, suffering, friends, always, try, reasons, reason, people, one, happen, good, world, understand, three, story, job’s, without, upon, today, terrible, tells, questions, physical, mankind, life, know, humans, even, earth, each, cause, bible, because